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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01
SCORE BY INNINGS

st. Paul: ...........O 0 0, 1 2 0 o.
Des Moines. s........1 0 9 l 0 0 2-6
Three-base hits, Whitley Crco ks; two-base
hits, Whitley, Brosnan, yandyke, Murphy, Stock
well; bases on balls, Wells :, Viau 2; hit by
pitcher st. Paul 3: umpire, Baily.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01
HOW THEY STAND
Madison IL, RseiOit 8.

Special to the Globe
BELOIT, Wis.,, April 30.-The opening game
Of the Northwestern College league was
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01
M1LwAUk' E r. u. p. "a p. EAU cLAIRE R: nPA.E 9.
Milwaukee ....... ...5 3 3 0

Totals
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01
half of the ninth and winning the game.

Minneapolis 30 / o Is
Base hits, La Crosse l6, Minneapolis 8;
errors, La Crosse 5, Minneapolis Z.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01
KILLED.

W.O. BREED, of Faribault, MINI. He was
accompanied by his family, en- route for
Washington Territory. He was standing on
the platform talking to Charles Stanley, of
this city, when the crash came, and in at
tempting TO jump OFF was caught by an over
turning coach and crushed to DEATH Stanley
escaped injury by jumping Off Oh the opposite
side. Mr.. Breeds family were uninjured.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21

prints of slavery-are to@be found all
over the: South, which3@eoufd and
should be reclaimed: They could be
brought up and restored to a health.
full fertility with less labor and at less
cost than we can clear freshlands and
bring them into cultivation.
The foregoing thoughts suggest this
question Have you the right to cut
down your timbers-to wear out your
lands, and thus plumber and rob
your children Of this. God-giyen hertz
age and force them to work all their
livessto replace what you have thus
wantonly wasted or what.is equally
unjust-force them to- leave their old
homestead and seek home in another
State in order that they may make a
living?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21
RATES TO THE ATLANTA CON-
VENTION.

delegates to the Interstate Con-
vention will go to Atlanta and return
for one fare. Board at first-class ho-
tells can be obtained at $3.50 to $40
per day, and at good boarding houses
at cheaper rates. 1t is gratifying to
be able to state that quite a large del
egation will go from u State, as in
Dictated by letters that are being re-
ceived daily. AS the Convention is
to meet on Tuesday, the 10th of Aug,
would it not be desirable for the dele
gates, OF as many of them as can do
SO, to meet at some point on Monday,
the 18th, and go together We as
sumo that it would be most agreeable
to all the delegates and suggest the
city of Charlotte as the point.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21
A MONUMENT TO THE NORTH
'1a@ CAROLINA CONFEDE- n#e
RATE DEAD

MIRO. R. Smith authorizes us to
announce that he intends to raise a
fund to erect a suitable monument to
the memory Of the Confederate dead
Of our State. It is to be placed on
the Identical spot where Gen. Joseph
Johnston surrendered. He has al
ready secured pledges amounting to
$4,000, and wants to raise $4,000
He should have it, and he will get it.
He will organize an Association at an
early day, and will have agents in ev-
cry county to solicit and receive con-
tributions. 1t is a grand and sacred
task, and a work of love in which thou
sands of hearts in our State will be in
thorough sympathy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21

y rN''F~ . 81 80 - -
TO meet one. day previous to each reg;
ular meeting of the Board, examine
all vouchers paid since the last meet
ing, and investigate the financial con-
dition Of the department. SOFAS to re-
port the same to the Board. This
committee will also directive the esti-
mates from the various sub-depart-
ments for their expenses for each COM
ing quarter, and recommending same,
or not, to the Board for action.
4 It was ordered that hereafter all
of the reports of the department be
printed and bound in such a man
ner as to be Transmitted. through the
mails free Of charge under the Hatch
bill.
This seems to be an acknowledge
ment on the part of the post Office
department that the Hatch bill is a
law, and the SIS, 900 appropriated to
the Agricultural College may yet be
realized. -.r ~ er
The Trustees and faculty of the
New York College, of Veterinary Sur
geons honored the Board with a free
scholarship, to be given to some wor-
thy young man of limited means, which
was accepted with thanks, and the
Governor was instructed to make the
appointment. .se
Capt. S. B. Alexander was elect
ed a member of the Executive Com
mittee.
DIR. H. B. Battles salary as first as
sistant Chemist was increased from
5000 to $1,000.
MI. Whitney, Superintendent of the
Experiment Farm, offered his resigna-
ton, to take effect at some future time,
but no action was taken. The impress
| sion is that it will not be accepted, as
the Board recognizes the valuable work
done by Mr. Whitney.
The Board then adjourned until 9
o'clock Thursday morning.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21
SUBSCRIBERS, READ THIS.

Is there a Cross Mark on the margin of
your paper? We adopt this as the simp-
lest and easiest method Of informing our
patrons that their terms of subscription
have expired, and that the paper will be
stopped If we do not hear from you. We
know "times are hard" on every
body, and especially is this true Of
newspapers, and particularly agri-
cultural papers. But we must help
each other as best we can If, therefore,
you are not prepared to renew for the
whole year, renew for a part of the time,
and this will enable you to have time to
make us up a club, for which you will get
the paper one year free of charge. So if
you. see the Cross Mark, let US hear from
Won.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21
DID YOU READ IT7,.

W. published an article last week
from one of our most intelligent, pro-
gressive and intelligent farmers on the
best methods for "Redeeming Worn
out Land" Did you read it {" If
not, it would well repay you to do SO,
and to give his suggestions careful
thought and study. He advocates
deep pulverization of the soil and a
judicious system Of green soiling-to
which we would marlborough un-
~derdraining. Our esteemed CORE
spondent makes a statement in regard
to clover, to which we beg to call the
attention of our readers. He says ::
"The heat of the sun never killed a
stalk of clover in North Carolina. But
the heat Of the sun and the wind have
dried the earth below the young
clover roots and caused the young
plant to die of THIRST"
It is related of David Dickson, the
great cotton farmer Of Georgia, that
he said he was not afraid of either, a
drought OF an excess of rain on his
crops, and his reason was that he al
ways broke his lands, for all crops, so
deep and SO thoroughly that in dry
weather the roots Of his plants could
penetrate below the drought line-that
the loose and pulverized ground would
furnish sufficient moisture to meet the
demands of the plants, and an excess
of rainfall would be so distributed and
held that the crops were not damaged.
This is the theory upon which. the
agriculturists of the old world have
brought their lands to such wonderful
productive capacity. Deep blowing,
undertaking, and g~reen-soiling with
an intelligent comprehension Of the
elements Of plant-food required by
different soils for different crops, has
enabled the farmers of England, for
instance, to pay an annual rental for
lands greater than most of our lands
would bring on sale-lands that have
been constantly cropped for hundreds
and thousands of years-and yet the
English farmer makes money. Pro-
digious and almost fabulous yields
have been attained and our American
farmers can accomplish as much by
similar methods and systems
Millions of acres of old fields-ribbed
and SCARED with gullies-the foot
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21

The Committee on Programme for
the Farmers Institute for Davidson
County, have fixed the time on the
3Oth and 31st of August. The fol-
lowing lists of topics have been Sc
lected lip 'ri 7. 10
Farming as a business.
How to prevent land from wash
ing. -aa<- .e2a E-I*a ta
Fertilizers, manures and compos.
ing. 5 III adG ras-af ef;,s F..
Corn culture. 80 =:
Cotton culture. la9r
Tobacco from the seed bed to the
barn. 4@oItE agl H..
The small grains. af1
The garden. -Jst 49,.
The use and the, abuse of the cow.
Silos and ensilage. il. s& - F..
Grasses and clover.
Chemistry of the farm.
In addition to the above, Farmer
Organizations and the Agricultural
Department will be discussed. Com.
petent gentlemen will lead the topics.
Circulars containing a full showing
will be printed and distributed in due
time. Let everybody begin to get
ready for the occasion. The ladies
will be especially invited to come with
their husbands and friends.-Davad-
sou Dispatch. -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21
WILL SOME ONE ExPLAIN.7

We believe it is universally conced-
ed that the farmers of the country are
as conservative and law-abiding as any
class of our people.\ They constitute
over half of all people in this
country engaged ia the various occu-
pations. They pay 80 per cent. of the
taxes. They supply IS per cent. Of
all our domestic exports. Without
them our ships would rot at their
docks. Without them dilapidation
and ruin would sweep away our towns
and cities. Without them, grass and.
weeds would cover the tracks of our
railroads. Without them, Jay Gould
could not get his breakfast. All the
other great interests of the country
are protected and built up by co-ope-
rative organization, To this there is
no objection offered. 1t is recognized
as one of the necessities of this pro-
gressive age. Yet we find men who
object to any cooperative organized
effort on the part of farmers. The
slightest movement looking to .organi.
zation arouses grave apprehension.
With such men, an organization of
farmers mean war on the merch.
ants" or destruction Of some political
party, or some direful calamity to the
country. Why, is it that the farm
er's movement excites such distrust :?
We would inform these nervous guard.
ians of the public veal that the best
interests of this country may require,
in the very near future just such an
organization as they now affect to
dread with holy horror, to save the
liberties of our country and to preserve
our institutions.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21
PLEASE NOTICE.

In writing to this Office to change the
address Of a paper, our subscribers will do
us a favor by stating the Office at which
the paper is received, as well as the one
to which it is desired to be sent. Failure
to do this puts US to a great deal of trouble
and the necessity of going through a long
list of names, involving not only much
work, but much loss of time, when time
is valuable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21
ENDORSED BY THE CONVEN-
TON: 30GI

The following resolution was passed by
the Farmers Mass Convention in Raleigh,
January 18th, 1887:
ResozUed, That THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, pub
lished by L. L. Polk, Winston. N. c., be declared
the Official Organ of the North Carolina Farmers
Association, and that it's Editor, LII Polk, be adj
mitted to the privileges of the floor as an honorary
member of this Convention. go.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21

W@We ask every Grange and Farm
ers' Club in the State to send us at once,
the number of members in the organiza-
ton, together with the name and post
Office address of each officer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21

The flowers known as the bachelors
button must be the one that does not
stay on long. &
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-21
RATES FOR DELEGATES TO
THE ATLANTA CONVENTION.

The Southern Passenger Association
has adopted a rate of one fare for the
round trip for delegates attending the
Farmers Convention at Atlanta. In
structions will be issued in ample time.
/, Sol Haas.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03
!. A.STALLINGS.

am receiving new fall and winter
goods every day. ] have been husy
beyond my expectations since / have
been receiving my new goods, hence ely
delay in getting out An advertisement.
] have a nice select line 81 Dress Good,
in blacks and colors. l bought every
piece myself aud At tho same time So
lectsd trimmings TO match each piece,
so have no troub W hen sell a dress
to match it 40 in all the neatest style
trim miuas, in fact I can tit dress up in
everything that is wanted for it. You
can fGd in my stock Black CAshmeres,
in all grades, Ottomans. Ssbastapols,
Serges, AlGines, Reps, Henrietta Cloths
and all grades Black Silks, Moris Silks,
and in eolors, Csshmeres, all prices, Tri-
cots, Aldines, Sebastapuls. Henrietta
Cloths. Serges, English suitings-fian-
nels-nice Combination Suits, and many
others all of the latest sty les and designs.
My Velvets consist OF all the d ferent
varieties, in stripes, all the colors in
plain silk velvets and pushes I can
match all my dress goods mentioned
abe We. in all tue newest styles of We Vets
or braids aud buttons. 1 We nice
line of ladies flannel vest, all sizes or IN
suits just IS q customer may want. ladies'
cloaks and wraps in all styles. 7 also
have a nice line of gents furnishing
goods. IF you want q good collar, or
cuff, or scarf, have it in the latest style.
Ny stock of gents underwear is com
piete. Ihsve just received nice line OF
pant goods, aud can furnish a customer
with goods from 20 cts. to g 90 yer yard.
My stock of hosiery, both in ladies' and
geatlemons, Ia complete. and my old re-
liable Jewell Shirt IL still In great de-
mand. Kid gloves dressed and undress-
cd in the newest styles. A full line OF
corsets Of all kiuss My stock of dry
goods, notions, dress goods and trim
mings is complete. I now thank my
customers and friends very kindly for
their liberal patronage in the past, and
beg them to coz tinue the same.
Yours Truly,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03

a prominent society lady read us
an extract from letter which she was
going to send to her friend in city a
few miles away. Just as she came to
the passage, Oh do come to Hen
derson at once and see Davis beauti-
full and tasty stock of.all dress goods, +"
her friend came rushing in. 81 have
heard all about it, -. she said, "and
have not delayed moment; the OPP
portunity to get first choice was too
good to be LOST
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03

Ii / was asked to describe it, said a
prominent citizen the other day, l
should say that it was the most perfect
collection of new, bright and season.
able goods l have ever seen in this
town and it has certainly been selected
with a view to meet the requirements
of this community. Davis deserves a
good fall trade for his enterprise.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03

Tobacco is plant which delights
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03
FOR RENT.
GALE OF LAND,

BY virtue Of power vested in me by
the last will of William NJ. Hight ds>
ceased, will, on Monday. the l4th day
of November, 1887. soil at public auc-
ton. TO the highest bidder, at tho court
house door, ia Henderson, N, c., the
real estate b longing to tue estate Of
VIM. M Hight, deceased. Said real
estate consisting Of one tract OF land, adj
Joining the lands Of NJ. d. Edwards, J.
Ii. Lsssiter and others, in Vance county,
near Bear Pond" containing 1871 acres
moro or less. A lao ono other tract sit-
uate in said county and State. near
Dukes store, adjoining the lands OF p.
3. Hawkins, X. j. Gill and others. con
tanning 40 acres. ID. ii. Gill wilt take
pleasure in showing the above land 70
parties desiring to purchase.
Terms Of sals-one third cash, balance
on credit Of one and two years, secured
with per ceEt. interest.
l sh,lI on Tuesday. 18th November,
1887. on the premises OF said VIM II.
Hight, deceased, sell at public auction,
for cash, the person ri pr ,p@rty OF said
WIN. N. Hight, deceased. This sth day
OF October, 1887. r. +. GILL,
oct. l3-4 o. Executor.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03

Some people are forever growing
and grumbling about hard times and
high prices, and not being able to
make both ends meet. We don't know
what ends they mean but if they want
the wishes of the heart to meet the Ca
pacity of the pocket they should call
and see E. G.. Davis.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03
RACKET STORE.
CASH VS.. CREDIT.

The odds against friends have been The manufacturer
has himself dealings with the jobber
The obbe suffers from bad debts He protect himself The retailer
likewise has bad luck And has
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03

AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY COL. WM. H.
s. BURGWYN, OF HENDERSON, n. c.
AT THE MT. HOLLY ENCAMPMENT.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03

1t is stated on the streets that the
last chiropodist has left town. Since
E. G.. Davis began to sell those easy
fitting five dollar shoes nobody has
any use for a corn doctor.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03

is as follows: Ist, yellowing process, 90
degrees from IS to 4S hours; ed,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03
GRADES OF TOBACCO.

Fine tobacco is variously graded.
The best average prices round are OBJ
tanned by those who exercise most fully
a delicate discrimination, which re-
suits, when the crop presents great
variety, in large number Of grades.
The attempt to match fine, coarse and
inferior leaves results in loss to the
planter and benefits only the rehandler.
First, there are sslugs," which are the
ground or inferior leaves, and are used
for smokers and filters, and are gen.
orally divided into three grades, sand
Jugs, medium or common, and fine =;
the latter are used for straight-cut and
cigarettes.
Second. "Wrappers,' graded as
common, medium, good and extra or
fancy, and include dark mahogany
wrappers, and the beautiful, bright
yellow, the subject of such extrava-
CANT prices, reaching two and two and
half dollars pound. First grade
wrappers are used on the best brands
OF chewing tobacco, and the rest on
lower brands.
Fourth. "Tips,'' Or top leaves, which
are thicker, have more body, and
make hrst-class filters. Tobacco COM
handing highest prices has very
large leaf, bright-yellow and mahoga-
ny or clear, whitish yellow, of good
body, with fine texture, toughness and
elasticity, an oily appearance, small
stems and fibres, and no holes or spots.
Body, size and color are indispensable
for the very best. Thin, papery to-
bacco, easily torn, brittle, inelastic
and lifeless, will not bring the best
prices, no matter how fine the color.
fro BE CONTINUED
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03
STRIPPING AND ASSERTING.

Before the leaf is ready for market
it has to be "stripped" and assorted
into grades. Selecting suitable condi-
tons of the atmosphere, called ga sea-
son." the tobacco bulked down as
above described is then re-hung by the
sticks until it has come Sin order;"
that is, has absorbed sufficient humid
ity so the leaf can be handled without
breakage. The assorter then strips
from each plant the leaves and asserts
them into their several grades. They
are then tied in bundles of from six to
twelve leaves each and placed on sticks
and bulked down AS before. The leaves
of each grade must be uniform, and
bruised, worm eaten or injured leaf ex-
cluded from the best grades. So par
ticular are the lest planters, that the
asserting houses are constructed with
window to the North, SO that uniform
light may fall upon the leaf all day,
increase or decrease in the intensity of
the light making it difficult to keep up
the narrow line between the finer
grades.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03
PUBLISHERS ANNOUNCEMENT.

We invite contributions on all subjects OF
local and general interest; views and state
meHts upon matters Of public concern, orig
nal poems, essays, critiques, etc.
One side Of the paper, cliy, must be writ
ten On-and tine real name Of the writer &C
company the contribution. No attention
will be paid to anonymous letters.
The Editor disciaims all responsibility
for the views Oh statements of correspond
ents-and reserves the right at all times to
revise or reject any article he may think
proper
Address all communications to
GOLD LEAF. Henderson, n. Z.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-11-03

fixing color. 90 to o5 degrees from
I to hours from 90 to 1902 for 2
hours from 1902 to 1859 for hours
from 1859 to IIoo from to 8 hours
from 1Io0 to I15o for hours, and sd,
curing the leaf from IFS to 1902 70
hours, at which the leaf is cured in from
TO s hours. 4th, the stalk is cured
by temperature advancing from 1902
to I750 in about s. an hour and keep
in the temperature at I75 until the
stalk is thoroughly cured in from 1 2 to
IS hours When it is remembered that
no two plants are exactly alike, no two
barns precisely similar, and that the
slightest neglect, or mistake in the
proper application Of the heat will re-
duce barn Of the finest grade to one
Of very inferior quality, the importance
Of the curing process can't be over
estimated and experience only will
m Ike good tobacco Cu:er.
TREATMENT OF TOBACCO AFTER CUR
ING-BULKIHG DOWN.
When the stalk is thoroughly cured
dry, the fires are allowed TO die out.
The plant comes from the drying barn
always with little greenish tinge. In
the after treatment this fades away,
and it takes on asoEd, bright yellow,
uniform Throughout. The tobacco IS al
lowed to remain with fires out and
doors open for thirtysix hours, until
it can be handled. 1t is then "bulked
down" in the packing house, butts of
the sticks out, in square piles. This
improves the color, by excluding light
and air, and straightens out the leaves,
rendering them smooth and neat in
appearance.